 "Bayern Munich will be eyeing a winning start in the Bundesliga under new coach Vincent Kompany. Reuters")
Club football is back in full swing across Europe with Manchester United and Fulham ushering in the 2024-25 Premier League season, the former walking away with a slender away victory. Defending champions Manchester City were off to a winning start along expected lines, beating Chelsea 2-0. Title contenders Arsenal and Liverpool too were off to winning starts.
Across the channel, Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Le Havre 4-1 to begin their title defence in style. Further down south, Real Madrid’s title defence began on a somewhat damp note as they were held to a draw by Real Mallorca, while fierce rivals Barcelona kicked things off with a 2-1 victory.
Serie A witnessed Inter Milan and AC Milan, the two teams that finished at the top of the table last season, start off with identical 2-2 draws. As for the German top-flight Bundesliga, it is the last of the big European leagues to begin its season with Matchweek 1 starting on Friday.
In the upcoming weekend, Premier League teams such as City, Arsenal and Liverpool will be aiming to collect a second win in as many games while LaLiga will witness French superstar Kylian Mbappe’s big league debut for Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Additionally, Bayern Munich will be hoping to begin the Vincent Kompany era in the Bundesliga on a winning note when they face Wolfsburg on Sunday. They had suffered the shock of finishing third in the Bundesliga last season, which ultimately led to the club firing manager Thomas Tuchel.
With the week coming to an end, we take a look at some of the top European fixtures over the next couple of days and where to tune into the live action (timings in IST):
Premier League
— Brighton and Hove Albion vs Manchester United at American Express Stadium (5 pm, Saturday)
— Manchester City vs Ipswich Town (7.30 pm, Saturday)
— Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton (7.30 pm, Saturday)
— Aston Villa vs Arsenal (10 pm, Saturday)
— Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea (6.30 pm, Sunday)
— Liverpool vs Brentford (9 pm, Sunday)
Where to watch: Star Sports Network/Hotstar
LaLiga
— Barcelona vs Athletic Club (10.30 pm, Saturday)
— Real Madrid vs Real Valladolid (8.30 pm, Sunday)
— Atletico Madrid vs Girona (Monday, 1 am)
Where to watch: Sports18/JioCinema
Serie A
— Parma vs AC Milan (10 pm, Saturday)
— Inter Milan vs Lecce (12.15 am, Sunday)
— AS Roma vs Empoli (12.15 am, Monday)
— Napoli vs Bologna (12.15 am, Monday)
Where to watch: Sports18/JioCinema.
Bundesliga
— RB Leipzig vs VfL Bochum (7 pm, Saturday)
— SC Freiburg vs VfB Stuttgart (7 pm, Saturday)
— Borussia Dortmund vs Eintracht Frankfurt (10 pm, Saturday)
— VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich (7 pm, Sunday).
Where to watch: Sony Sports Network/SonyLIV.
Ligue 1
— Lyon vs AS Monaco (8.30 pm, Saturday)
— Lille vs Angers (10.30 pm, Saturday)
— Nice vs Toulouse (8.30 pm, Sunday)
— Marseille vs Stade de Reims (12.15 am,Monday)
Where to watch: Sports18/JioCinema.